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Biryani masala powder recipe | How to make biryani masala

By swasthi , on December 11, 2019, 169 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Biryani masala powder recipe – Flavorful, aromatic & easy to make at home. This homemade biryani masala powder can be used to prepare any kind of Biryani like a hyderabadi veg dum biryani, easy chicken biryani in cooker or a simple hyderabadi chicken biryani. It can also be used to make chicken curry of your choice.

biryani masala

Today’s markets are flooded with ready made powders and masalas that many buy them instead of preparing at home.

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But making biryani masala powder at home is very easy. The aroma of fresh homemade spice powder is always superior to the store bought ones. It can be prepared in bulk and freezed. It lasts for an year, if packed in separate containers or foils and handled with moist free spoons and hands.

For years i had been hunting for a good homemade biryani masala powder recipe that is suitable for home cooking that is not very pungent nor very spicy but should have a good and moderate aroma of spices. This recipe has been updated overtime for making it better.

The original recipe that many of my blogger friends have tried from my blog is still the same except that I have added new ingredients to make it the best. To reduce your dish from becoming pungent, use in moderate quantities.

To retain the aroma of the biryani masala powder, make small packs of the powder using foil or freezer safe jars and freeze them. Open and use them one after the other when you need it. You can even mill the ingredients which is often the best. Please stick on to the quantity of ingredients mentioned for best results.

Ingredients or spices used to make biryani masala or chicken masala powder

ingredients spices for biryani masala powder

How to make biryani masala

1. Dry roast the spices one after the other on a low flame to prevent burning them. You could sun dry too instead of roasting or you could totally skip the process of roasting as i sometimes do and i find no difference.

2. Cool the spices and powder in a blender or you can mill it, sieve and store in an airtight jar. I powder the left over again and sieve, repeating the process thrice.

roasting cooling grinding spices for biryani masala powder

3. Store biryani masala powder in a clean airtight glass jar.

An image of kalpaasi, stone flower called as dagad phool in hyderabadi langauge. This is my latest addition to the biryani masala powder. Do not skip this if you intend to use it for chicken recipes.

kalpaasi, dagad phool

Biryani masala can also be stored in refrigerator.

Biryani masala

More Masala powder recipes on the blog
Punjabi garam masala powder
Sambar powder
Pav bhaji masala powder
Simple garam masala powder

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Biryani masala powder recipe | How to make biryani masala recipe

Biryani masala powder or chicken masala powder is a spice mix that is used to prepare fragrant biryani rice like chicken biryani or vegetable biryani. It can also be used to make chicken masala curry.
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Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings1 cup (120 ml)
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

  • 1 bay leaf or tej patta
  • 1 ½ tsp saunf or fennel seeds or sompu or sombhu
  • 2 star anise or biryani flower
  • 10 to 12 Green cardamom or elaichi
  • 2 Black cardamom or badi elaichi
  • 1 tsp Pepper corn or kali mirch
  • 5 pieces cinnamon or dalchini (2 inches each)
  • 1 tbsp cloves or lavang
  • 4 tbsps Coriander seeds or sabut daniya
  • 2 tbsps Shahi jeera
  • 1 Mace (membrane covering 1 nutmeg) or javitri (refer notes)
  • ½ tsp Nutmeg or jaiphal – grated
  • 3 stone flowers or kalpaasi or dagad phool – medium sized
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Instructions

  • Clean up the spices one after the other to pick and discard stones and debris. Wipe clean bay leaf, mace and cinnamon stick with a cloth or tissue.
  • On a low flame, dry roast the spices each separately until they begin to smell good. You can skip roasting and just sun dry them for few hours until crisp. Cool them completely. This step will increase the shelf life.
  • Add them to a blender jar or spice jar. Make a fine powder. They can also be milled to a fine powder in a mill.
  • Sieve and store biryani masala powder in an airtight glass jar. You can use the coarse particles to make masala tea. Biryani masala can also be freezed for an year without losing the flavor.
  • Use biryani masala powder as needed while making any kind of biryani. To make chicken masala curry, use as needed based on the recipe. 
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Notes

  1. Left over coarse powder after sieving can be used for curries or for making masala tea. Do not use coarse masala for making biryani as it totally spoils your dish.
  2. Roasting and sun drying are done to bring out the aroma of the spices and to prevent the masala powder from getting worms or going rancid.
  3. If you are going to refrigerate the powder, you can skip the roasting part. i just take my spices right from the freezer , measure and make the powder. The powder warms up on its own by the time it is fine powdered.
  4. Saunf or fennel seeds can be increased to 1 to 1.5 tbsps if you like the flavor.
  5. Mace is the outer membrane or aril surrounding the nutmeg. This recipe needs 1 full mace with several strands. Nutmeg usually comes with the shell. Do not mistake the shell of the nutmeg to be mace.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Biryani masala powder recipe | How to make biryani masala recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 234 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 26mg1%
Potassium 741mg21%
Carbohydrates 49g16%
Fiber 29g121%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 50IU1%
Vitamin C 9.2mg11%
Calcium 535mg54%
Iron 10.7mg59%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. Swati Swagatika says

    August 7, 2019

    Really good.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 7, 2019

      Thanks Swati

      Reply
  3. A. K. Taywade says

    July 24, 2019

    4 stars
    Hello Swasthi Ji
    I am going to start spice packaging business within a month, but I don’t have any spices recipes, that’s why I have to buy it from others..
    Could you please help me to make the best recipe for my startup? I would be grateful…

    Reply
  4. Shivali says

    July 13, 2019

    5 stars
    Agree with you on the Hyderabadi language. They do speak their own version of something. Good recipe.

    Reply
  5. Lilly says

    July 1, 2019

    5 stars
    All thanks to u I could make a perfect Biryani

    Reply
  6. Shilpa Ganvir says

    June 12, 2019

    5 stars
    Very delicious food

    Reply
  7. Jeevan Kumar Thakur says

    June 3, 2019

    4 stars
    Good spices for biryanis and chicken curry

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 5, 2019

      Thank you.

      Reply
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  9. Noor jahan says

    April 22, 2019

    Very nice and very useful

    Reply
  10. Philip says

    April 13, 2019

    Very very helpful

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 13, 2019

      Thank you

      Reply
  11. Dushyanta says

    March 28, 2019

    Thank you for your lovely recipes, can buy stone flower in UK.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 13, 2019

      Welcome Dushyanta

      Reply
  12. Shane says

    March 24, 2019

    5 stars
    Is Shahi Jeera the same thing as Caraway Seeds?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 24, 2019

      yes it is the same as caraway seeds

      Reply
  13. siam b. says

    January 18, 2019

    5 stars
    thankyou for sharing those reciepts

    Reply
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  15. Wagh s b says

    January 11, 2019

    4 stars
    I had been finding since last year birayani powder ingridents.
    Thanks

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 16, 2019

      Welcome

      Reply
  16. Radha krishnan says

    December 20, 2018

    5 stars
    Useful and valuable information.Thanks a lot.

    Reply
  17. ridwaan says

    December 1, 2018

    Hi Swasti,
    There are so many(masala recipes; I want to and need to try a few
    …). My question is how much masala per cup of Basmati rice:(a) if I cook the rice separately then layer everything and
    (b) if I cook the rice with meat/veg stock?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 2, 2018

      Hi Ridwaan
      The quantity of biryani masala to use depends on the recipe. You can check the biryani recipes here

      Reply
  18. Raji says

    November 21, 2018

    I dnt hv stone flower
    Is it necessary to add r no problem to skip..??

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 22, 2018

      Hi Raji
      You can skip if you don’t have.

      Reply
      • Raji says

        November 23, 2018

        OK thanq 🙂

        Reply
  19. Ivan says

    October 11, 2018

    No cumin?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 11, 2018

      Yes no cumin. We are using shahi jeera

      Reply
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  21. Shobana says

    October 10, 2018

    Hi Swasthi,
    I just prepared the briyani masala. It smells really good and I can’t wait to make briyani using your masala. It would be really helpful if you could tell me how many spoons do I need to use to cook 500gm of rice? Thank you.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 10, 2018

      Hi Shobana,
      Thanks for trying. The quantity of biryani masala to use depends on the recipe. Whether it is a dum or one pot biryani, veg or non veg. You can use as mentioned in the biryani recipe you are using. Hope this helps

      Reply
  22. Gary J says

    September 24, 2018

    5 stars
    Hello,
    I wanted to make my own Biryani Marsala powder and was looking for a good recipe in English. Thank you so much for this posting. The recipe is precise and the directions are very clear. I’m making Chicken Biryani for dinner this evening thanks to you!

    Gary

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    • swasthi says

      September 24, 2018

      Welcome Gary
      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  23. Chandana says

    September 15, 2018

    5 stars
    Very flavorfull biryani masala
    First time I made at home and it was more aromatic than readymade biryani masalas of shop. My biryani turned out amazing by using this masala .
    Thank you

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      September 17, 2018

      Welcome Chandana
      Thank you so much for trying.

      Reply
  24. Roshan says

    August 6, 2018

    Thank you for sharing!
    I love to make my Biryani from scratch.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 6, 2018

      Welcome Roshan

      Reply
  25. Lallie says

    June 26, 2018

    Your recipes are wonderful
    Thank you for sharing

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 26, 2018

      Welcome Lallie
      Thank you very much
      🙂

      Reply
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